By Julia Harte (Reuters) – A South Carolina judge on Friday temporarily blocked the state’s new law that bans most abortions after about six weeks, ruling that it should be considered by the state Supreme Court before taking effect. State Circuit Judge Clifton Newman granted reproductive rights groups’ motion to block the legislation, which Republican…
(Reuters) – Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc said on Friday it would slash its corporate staff by about 10%, as it streamlines operations and focuses on consumer-facing healthcare businesses. None of the 504 roles being cut are based at its stores, micro-fulfillment outlets or call centers, a company spokesperson told Reuters. Walgreens, one of the largest…
BEIJING (Reuters) -Vaccine maker Moderna Inc said on Friday it was looking for opportunities in China after confirming that it had registered a legal entity in the world’s second largest economy. The U.S. biotech firm registered a unit called Moderna (China) Biotech Ltd in Shanghai on May. 24 with capital of $100 million, according to…
PARIS (Reuters) – France confirmed its aim to launch a vaccination programme against bird flu in the autumn after results from a series of tests on the vaccination of ducks showed “satisfactory effectiveness”, the farm ministry said. A severe strain of highly pathogenic avian influenza, commonly called bird flu, has ravaged poultry production around the…
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Republican senator’s hold on military nominations will apply to Democratic President Joe Biden’s selection of Air Force chief General Charles Q. Brown as the country’s top military officer, who was chosen amid mounting U.S. concern over security threats from Russia and China. A spokesman for Senator Tommy Tuberville…
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Two U.S. citizens died after contracting meningitis while getting treatment in a hospital in the northern Mexican border city of Matamoros, authorities said on Thursday, as they investigated some 400 suspected cases. “A contamination caused these deaths,” Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said in a regular press conference when asked…
(Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday granted full approval to Pfizer’s oral antiviral COVID-19 treatment Paxlovid, clearing the way for the drugmaker to sell it at market rates once U.S. government supplies dwindle. Paxlovid initially received emergency use authorization from the FDA in late 2021, when there was a desperate need for…
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A group of 27 Senate Republicans on Thursday called on the Biden administration to drop its plan to drastically cut vehicle emissions through 2032 and ramp up electric vehicle sales. In a letter led by Senator Shelley Moore Capito, lawmakers said the administration plan will “effectively mandate a costly transition…
By Bhanvi Satija and Raghav Mahobe (Reuters) -Medtronic Plc on Thursday forecast annual profit below Wall Street estimates, as a strong U.S. dollar and persistently high costs of raw goods weighed on the medical device maker’s earnings, sending its shares down more than 4% in early trading. The company warned in February that rising raw…
(Reuters) – MetLife Inc said on Thursday it had signed a $19.20 billion reinsurance deal with retirement and life insurance firm Global Atlantic, and boosted its stock buyback programme to $4 billion. Shares of the insurer rose 1.7% in premarket trade as it increased its repurchase programme by $1 billion after saying earlier this month…
